Aaron Francisco

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Aaron Francisco
No. 43, 47
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1983-07-03) July 3, 1983 (age 40)
Lā'ie, Hawai'i, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school:Kahuku (Kahuku, Hawaii)
College:Brigham Young
Undrafted:2005
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:218
Forced fumbles:1
Pass deflections:7
Interceptions:4
Player stats at NFL.com

Aaron Francisco (born July 5, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at BYU.

He was also a member of the Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions.

Early years[edit]

Aaron Francisco attended Kahuku High School in Kahuku, Hawai'i (Oahu), and was an All State and All Oahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) selection as a senior. Francisco helped to lead Kahuku to their first State Championship in 2000.

College career[edit]

He recorded 88 tackles (43 solo) as a senior in 2004 at BYU. He finished his career with 330 tackles (167 solo) and seven interceptions and was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection as a junior in 2003.

Professional career[edit]

Arizona Cardinals[edit]

Francisco signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Francisco was famously defending Santonio Holmes on the Steelers' game winning touchdown in the 2008 Super Bowl, a play which made the cover of Sports Illustrated.[1]

Detroit Lions[edit]

Francisco signed with the Detroit Lions on August 17, 2011. He was released by the Lions on September 3, 2011.

Tennessee Titans[edit]

Francisco signed a one-year deal with the Tennessee Titans on July 20, 2012. He was waived by the Titans on August 31, 2012.

NFL career statistics[edit]

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2005 ARI 11 0 7 5 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 ARI 16 2 49 41 8 0.0 1 2 61 0 44 3 0 0 0 0
2007 ARI 10 3 31 27 4 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 ARI 16 4 56 48 8 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
2009 IND 10 2 16 16 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 IND 12 12 59 45 14 0.0 3 2 10 0 11 3 0 0 0 0
75 23 218 182 36 0.0 9 4 71 0 44 7 1 0 0 0

Playoffs[edit]

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2008 ARI 4 1 9 9 0 0.0 0 1 27 0 27 2 0 0 0 0
2009 IND 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 IND 1 1 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 2 14 14 0 0.0 0 1 27 0 27 2 0 0 0 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Former Cardinal Aaron Francisco looking for new Super Bowl memory". archive.azcentral.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.

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